HP Launches $10,000 Bug Bounty for Printers

HP is opening a new bug bounty program that is the first of its kind -- HP wants hackers to break into its printers.

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Intel’s Entire 2018, 2019 CPU Roadmap May Have Just Leaked

Intel's desktop roadmap for 2018 - 2019 has purportedly leaked. Despite the chatter, a new Core i9 could be some months away.

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ET Deals: Dell Vostro Quad-Core for $350, Inspiron Six-Core Desktop for $450

The team at TechBargains have dug up great discounts on everything from Apple AirPods to Roku streaming sticks to smart light bulbs, so you're bound to find the perfect deal below.

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NASA Says Terraforming Mars Is Currently Impossible

A new analysis of Mars and its composition shows that we're nowhere near being able to terraform the planet with current technology. Elon Musk can put away his nukes.

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Iron Ore Could Be The Next Big 2D Material

Perhaps this next 2D material will kickstart a revolution where graphene hasn't yet.

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Great, Now Games Are Hijacking Systems With Cryptocurrency Miners

We've graduated from browser-based cryptojacking to crypto-hijackers that embed their work in games. Hurray.

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No Man’s Sky Next Performance Disappoints

Two years after the initial turbulent release of No Man's Sky, the game has finally made its way to the Xbox One, and all versions have received the massive "Next" upgrade. But even with so much additional time in the oven, some aspects of the game aren't fully baked.

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If You’re Using a Free VPN, You’re Being Farmed For Data

A new survey of free VPNs confirms they're as bad a deal as you might think. Stay far away. Preferably about a county over.

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VR Sales Are Tanking, But Is the Market In a Tailspin?

VR sales figures have dropped like a stone in 2018. Is the market collapsing or gathering itself to rebound?

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3D-Printed Guns Are Only the Tip of the DIY Iceberg

It's always been possible, and often legal, to build your own firearm, but technology continues to make it easier. We haven't done much to prepare for the consequences.

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NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Spacecraft Is Now Operational

It took a little longer than expected to get the spacecraft fully tested and ready for action, but the agency says it began data collection on July 27th.

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Leaked Benchmarks Show Intel’s Core i9-9900K Crushing AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel's Core i9 looks to be a winner of a part if early tests are accurate.

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New Leak Shows Google Pixel 3 XL in White

The new leak confirms Google's total embrace of the display notch, as well as the glass back.

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IBM Watson Recommends Unsafe Cancer Treatments

IBM's Watson was supposed to help cure cancer. So far, it's not having the best of luck.

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2018 Hyundai Kona Review: Standout New Subcompact SUV

Don't let the price of the Hyundai Kona ultimate fool you. It's loaded with tech features and value, as it should be for $29K. The sub-$25K SEL is a good deal, too.

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Distant Gas Halo Could Unlock Secrets of Galactic Formation

This object is 10 billion light years away, so it's actually quite old by now, but it serves as an excellent analog for studying younger galaxies that are too dim.

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AMD Will Fab Its 7nm ‘Rome’ Epyc CPUs at TSMC, Not GlobalFoundries

AMD is building its 7nm Epyc CPUs, codenamed "Rome," at TSMC -- not GlobalFoundries.

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Chinese Scientists Want to Capture a Small Asteroid and Land it on Earth

Space agencies have successfully studied asteroid and comets up close on several occasions, but capturing one for mining is also in the works. A group of Chinese scientists is looking to go a step further.

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Intel Won’t Have 10nm CPUs Ready Until the End of 2019

Intel's 10nm process has been officially delayed to holidays, 2019.

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ET Deals: $461 Worth of Digital Cookbooks for just $15 at Humble Bundle

Are you itching to try some new dishes? For a limited time, you can pick up "Cookbooks by Chronicle Books," the newest Humble Book Bundle, for as little as $1. Invest in this selection, and you're in for a multitude of superb DRM-free digital cookbooks.

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New York Kicks Spectrum Out Over Broken Customer Promises

New York State has thrown Charter (doing business as Spectrum) out of the state after its failure to live up to its merger agreement.

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Huawei Looks to Beat Samsung to Market With a Foldable Phone

Rumors of a foldable phone have circulated for years, but someone might finally, maybe release one in the next year. Samsung, long at the forefront of display technology, is reportedly aiming for a flexible Galaxy phone launch, but Huawei might try to beat it to market. If 2018 was the year of the notch, maybe…

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Virgin Galactic Reaches the Mesosphere at Mach 2.47 Speed

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been working on a rocket-powered space plane for years that will eventually transport passengers to the edge of space and back home, and the vehicle just reached an important milestone by setting a new speed and altitude record.

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Why Ford Moved Self-Driving Operations to a New, Off-Site Business

Ford moves the autonomous vehicle business (also EVs) to Detroit's Corktown section and the old train station. Downtown Motown may yet ride again.

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The Best PS4 Pro Games Under $20 in 2018

A surprisingly wide selection of titles received excellent PS4 Pro patches. From relatively small indies to beloved Sony exclusives and third-party best sellers, there's plenty of high-res enjoyment to be had for little cash.

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Hubble Captures Mars and Saturn as They Pass Close to Earth

After more than 25 years, Hubble is still capturing stunning photos of far-away astronomical objects and advancing human knowledge. It can also take a peek at objects in our own solar system.

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23andMe, GlaxoSmithKline Will Use Your DNA to Develop New Drugs

CEO Anne Wojcicki announced today that 23andMe is working with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop new drugs and treatments with help from all that genetic data the company has on file.

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ET Deals: Dell Quad-Core Inspiron Desktop for $330, Galaxy S9 Smartphones with Free ChromeBook

Our colleagues at TechBargains have come up with a massive list of other discounts, so there's definitely a deal in here to catch your eye. From arcade machine pre-orders to air purifiers to discounted games, the sales this week are too good to miss.

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US Senator Asks Government Agencies to Stop Using Flash

Most of us out here in the real world have stopped using Flash, but government agencies seem to operate in a different layer of spacetime where things move excruciatingly slowly.

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Most Martian Dust Probably Came From a Single Geological Formation

The team led by Kevin Lewis and Lujendra Ojha studied the composition of the fine particles blowing around Mars, tracking them back to the Medusae Fossae formation.

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GM’s Maven Service Lets Owners and Lessees Rent Out Their Cars

GM's Maven already rented its own vehicles, and now owners and lessees can do the same. But will Maven's $1 million policy cover you for all auto crashes?

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Sony Wants Your Next Smartphone to Have a 48MP Camera

By providing an ultra-high native resolution chip with built-in binning of pixels, Sony hopes to let smartphone users have their cake and eat it too -- both amazing detail and good low-light performance.

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AMD Crushes Q2 2018 Earnings as Ryzen, Epyc Sales Strengthen

AMD's latest earnings beat expectations and set the company firmly on the path to a fully profitable 2018.

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Fortnite Is So Massive, It’s Propping Up Console Gaming Revenue Single-Handedly

Fortnite's mammoth success is single-handedly propping up console gaming revenue.

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Mars Set to Make Closest Pass of Earth in 15 years

Astronomers have calculated that Mars will be a mere 35.8 million miles (57.6 million kilometers) next Tuesday, July 31st.

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Leaked Benchmarks Suggest Intel Will Drop Hyper-Threading from Core i7

Intel is reportedly planning to dump Hyper-Threading in the Core i7 family, reserving it for a new set of Core i9 chips.

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Apple Gained Market Share in Q2 as iOS Dominates US Smartphone Sales

Apple has leaped up the sales charts in the US, taking six points of market share in the past year.

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Google Releases Final Android P Developer Preview

Those with a compatible phone can check out the (probably) final form of Android P right now.

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Mars Express Just Discovered a Subsurface Lake on Mars

Liquid water may be largely absent on the surface of Mars, but a new analysis from the European Space Agency (ESA) says there's plenty of it in a vast underground lake near the planet's south pole.

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Samsung Will Ship Consumer 146-Inch MicroLED Luxury TVs in 2019

Samsung is working on a new display technology and plans to commercialize the 146-inch TVs that use it. Say hello to MicroLED.

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NASA Says Evidence of Life on Europa Could Be Under a Few Inches of Ice

In a new study from NASA, scientists conclude we may not even need to dig down very deep in Europa's ice sheet to find out whether or not it hosts life.

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The C64 Mini Arrives in Stores This Fall, Might Be Best to Leave It There

The Commodore 64 Mini arrives on store shelves this October, but taking it home may not be the best idea.

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Could Life Have Once Existed on the Moon?

Could life have existed on the early Moon? It's not as crazy as it sounds.

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Boeing Crew Capsule Experienced ‘Anomaly’ During Recent Engine Test

Boeing is swearing up and down that everything is fine, but this will almost certainly affect the launch timeline yet again.

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CRISPR Gene Editing May Have Unanticipated Side Effects

New research suggests CRISPR may cause genetic errors when used -- and in a wider range of areas than we originally knew.

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Xiaomi Announces Mi A2 and A2 Lite Android One Phones

The Mi A1 led the charge for a revitalized Android One program, and now Xiaomi has announced the successors: the Mi A2 and A2 Lite.

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Google Eliminated Phishing by Giving All 85,000 Employees USB Security Keys

According to Google, it solved the phishing problem by giving everyone a hardware security dongle. They only cost a few bucks, so that's an amazing deal.

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ET Deals: Dell G3 Six-Core Gaming Laptop for $800, Huawei Mate 10 Pro for $500

Want a sleek gaming laptop to bring with you wherever you go? Right now, you can pick up a six-core Dell G3 with a GTX 1050 Ti for just 800 bucks. And whether you want a DNA test, a 4K TV, or a mini console, there's something here for you.

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Apple Releases Bug Fix for CPU Throttling in New MacBook Pros

A new OS update, called macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update, addresses the problem in firmware.

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Shape-Shifting Hardware Lets You ‘Touch’ VR Objects in the Real World

A new VR feedback mechanism can adapt its own real-world shape to mimic what users are encountering in VR.

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